Russian Romantics:
Andrew Kurtz leads the Gulf Coast Symphony in Classical Access Concerts
The orchestra's chugging along when the man at the podium waves them to a stop. "There's not enough clarity," says Andrew Kurtz, gently addressing the musicians. "What you're doing has to be exact, you have to be together. When it's all over the place, it starts to sound fragmented. Full Story
Art Basel is the Olympics for art lovers
MIAMI BEACH - If you're an art lover, Miami Beach was the place to be last week. The organizers of Art Basel Miami Beach tout the show as "the most important art show in the United States, a cultural and social highlight for the Americas. Full Story
MUSIC SCENE
Archie Bronson Outfit Derdang Derdang The original punk rock movement was all about kicking the chair out from under the bloated arena rock bands of the mid seventies and bringing music back to a more primitive level where it started. It was exciting and a breath of much needed fresh air. Derdang Derdang is cut from the same cloth as the originators of that movement. Full Story
Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer
By Maureen Ogle (Harcourt, Inc., $25)
Beer fans will find the definitive history of American beer in Maureen Ogle's "Ambitious Brew: The Story of American Beer." It's an effervescent tale of how the 7,000-year-old beverage was re-invented and redefined to become a quintessentially American drink. Full Story
WHAT TO DO, WHERE TO GO
This week's theatre Almost Maine - All is not what it seems in this magical new off broadway comedy - Almost Maine, is onstage at the Florida Repertory Theatre until Dec. 23. When the Northern Lights hang over the mythical town of Almost, Maine, its residents find themselves falling in and out of love - in the most unexpected, unusual and hilarious ways. Full Story
Tax-wise giving - Why a field of interest is good for the future
GIVING
Many years ago my father told me that when he was a young boy he visited his uncle's farm in Deep Step, Ga. While in the field alone one day, my father saw the strange sight of a man flying, sitting on some kind of noisy winged machine. He ran home and told his uncle, who promptly whipped him for lying and making up stories. Full Story
Enchanted
GRADE: A
Running Time: 1 hour 47 minutes MPAA rating: PG "Enchanted" -- a Disney movie that parodies Disney -- is one of those movies that could so easily fall on its face. Parody is tough to pull off, doubly so for a studio wound as tightly as Disney. Full Story
Florida Rep presents Will Stutts as Noel Coward
Florida Repertory Theatre announced a special holiday musical engagement, Noel Coward at the Cafe de Paris, playing Friday, Dec. 28 through Sunday, Dec. 30. This oneman musical event stars Will Stutts, who wowed Florida Rep audiences in 2006 as Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird. Full Story
Contemporary musical opens at the Foulds
"The Last Five Years" is local production
Synergy Productions, Southwest Florida's professional musical theater company, in association with the Theater Guild of Southwest Florida, presents the award-winning musical, "The Last Five Years," written by Tony-Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown beginning Wednesday, Dec. 19. Full Story
BIG ARTS exhibit set
The Phillips Gallery at BIG ARTS on Sanibel is featuring an exhibit from its instructors. The Full Story
Southwest Florida Symphony sets Stained Glass series
Celebrating its 6th season, the Southwest Florida Symphony Stained Glass Series continues to bring an array of uplifting and joyful music throughout Lee County. Full Story
Chamber music series bring in top international musicians
The Chamber Music Society of Southwest Florida launches its inaugural season at the Foulds Theatre in the Alliance for the Arts next month. Led by mezzo-soprano and Artistic Director Janelle McCoy, the chamber music society will present four concerts that will include international chamber groups, Grammy-winning composers and several regional premieres. Full Story
Edison Celebration of Art prints now available
The 5th Annual Edison Celebration of Art Limited Edition Prints signed by Artist Marie Dyer are available now at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates. Prints of Dyer's painting, the "Taste of Summer," are available through Dec 30 during Holiday House at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates. Full Story
Area teen wins international art contest
Andrew Mullen, 14, noticed a poster for the Baker & Taylor calendar art contest at South County Regional Library this fall and decided to "take a shot at it." He didn't expect that his drawing would be one of 12 selected for a calendar that's distributed to public libraries and school libraries around the world. Full Story
Sanibel- Captiva Rotary Club art show set
The Rotary Club of Sanibel-Captiva will hold its 25th annual Arts & Crafts Fair on Feb. 16 and 17 at the Sanibel Community Center, located at 2173 Periwinkle Way. This two-day art fair has become an island tradition, and continues to be one of Southwest Florida's finest outdoor celebrations of the arts. Over 100 artists and craftspeople will be displaying their work. Full Story
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